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23,229 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to protests in Ndjamena (Chad), evacuations in India and a disaster in Riga. Chad's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Language across the world's news ran much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 58 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostLatvia 66 in 100 of its 53 stories, usually 26
RegionSouth Asia 43 in 100 of its stories, usually 35
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Protests & strikes

Chad

39 of its 57 stories (68%) were about people being harmed, usually 49%. Ndjamena accounted for 29 of Chad's 39 stories about harm, carried by 36 outlets. 24 of Ndjamena's 29 stories were about protests or strikes. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (15 stories). Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

Chad over 30 days → its stories → Ndjamena stories →
Health

India

2,228 of its 5,099 stories (44%) were about people being harmed, usually 33%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 8 times the usual rate (15 stories). Earthquake was named in 119 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

India over 30 days → its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Latvia

35 of its 53 stories (66%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Riga accounted for 30 of Latvia's 35 stories about harm, carried by 84 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (18 stories).

Latvia over 30 days → its stories → Riga stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Health

Fiji

27 of its 73 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Reports of people affected ran at about three times the usual rate (5 stories).

its stories →
Protests & strikes

Myanmar

12 of Aung Hlaing's 12 stories were about protests or strikes. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

China

Reports of people injured ran at about three times the usual rate (24 stories). Oil spill was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

Kabul accounted for 62 of Afghanistan's 110 stories about harm, carried by 132 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

its stories →
Health

US

Reports of abductions ran at about three times the usual rate (94 stories). Oil spill was named in 51 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual, with whooping cough, dengue and west nile virus.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Somalia

Mogadishu accounted for 29 of Somalia's 35 stories about harm, carried by 50 outlets. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Also named far more than usual: outbreaks in Taiwan (16 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); oil spill in China (14 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); oil spill in US (51 of its stories, about 6 times its usual).

24 in 100 stories were about harm

usually 25; 24 the day before
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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 28 Apr. The big dot is this day; the shaded band is a normal day (the 30 days before it). Click a day to open it. Based on 23,229 stories about harm among 96,467 counted on 28 Apr.

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For the second day running, the news turned to Chad. Stories about people being harmed made up 24 in every 100 of the day's 96,467 stories, below the usual 25. Mentions of outbreaks ran about 4 times their usual in Taiwan's news. On 28 April 2020, a year earlier, the share was 37 in every 100, against 24 today. Chad stood out: 68% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 49%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Chad68 in 100 of its 57 stories · usually 49 · mostly conflict & violence Rwanda67 in 100 of its 54 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence Latvia66 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 26 · mostly disasters & accidents Mozambique65 in 100 of its 74 stories · usually 77 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan57 in 100 of its 194 stories · usually 57 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US213 stories about protests or strikes, of its 1087 Elizabeth City US53 stories about protests or strikes, of its 84 Delhi India38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 576 Chicago US38 stories about protests or strikes, of its 191 Los Angeles US33 stories about protests or strikes, of its 172

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: feelings about like the world'sVenezuela: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: feelings about like the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: feelings about like the world'sPuerto Rico: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: feelings about like the world'sUkraine: feelings about like the world'sTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSweden: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSudan: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovakia: feelings about like the world'sSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSingapore: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt Vincent: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: feelings about like the world'sRomania: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPhilippines: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPapua New Guinea: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readPakistan: feelings about like the world'sOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNepal: feelings about like the world'sNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMexico: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: feelings about like the world'sMalta: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: feelings about like the world'sLibya: feelings about like the world'sLiberia: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: feelings about like the world'sKazakhstan: feelings about like the world'sJordan: feelings about like the world'sJapan: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: feelings about like the world'sHaiti: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: feelings about like the world'sGuinea: feelings about like the world'sGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: feelings about like the world'sNew Caledonia: feelings about like the world'sFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sDjibouti: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: feelings about like the world'sCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sCongo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readChina: feelings about like the world'sHong Kong: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCanada: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: feelings about like the world'sCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBelarus: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahrain: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sAksai Chin: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readCrimea: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: feelings about like the world'sJersey: feelings about like the world'sGuernsey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: feelings about like the world'sLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readZimbabwe: coverage a little angrier than the world'sYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUK: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little angrier than the world'sUganda: coverage a little angrier than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sTunisia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sThailand: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSwitzerland: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSri Lanka: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSouth Africa: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSomalia: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSaudi Arabia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sRwanda: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPeru: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sNorth Korea: coverage a little angrier than the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNiger: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMozambique: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sMongolia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMali: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMalawi: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sLatvia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKyrgyzstan: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKuwait: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sJamaica: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sItaly: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIsrael: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sIreland: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIran: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndonesia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sIndia: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sGuyana: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sGhana: coverage a little warmer than the world'sGermany: coverage a little angrier than the world'sFrance: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sFinland: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sEritrea: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sEgypt: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sCyprus: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sColombia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChad: coverage about three times as angry as the world'sCentral African Republic: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sMyanmar: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sAustralia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sArmenia: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about twice as angry as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage a little angrier than the world'sKashmir: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sSt Kitts & Nevis: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sAruba: coverage a little more fearful than the world's
AngerGriefFearWarmth Like the world'sToo little news

Each country in the colour of the feeling its news carried most, against the world's news that day. Stronger colour: further above the world. Click a country.

Strongest feelings

● Armenia about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 58 stories about harm ● Chad few stories about three times as angry as the world's · 39 stories about harm ● Burkina Faso few stories about twice as angry as the world's · 44 stories about harm ● Nigeria about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 381 stories about harm ● Türkiye about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 105 stories about harm ● Mozambique few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 48 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health58% 13,227 stories · more than usual (usually 53%) Rights & justice18% 4,247 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents8% 1,898 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence7% 1,567 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 877 stories · about as usual Shelter & services2% 522 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood2% 402 stories · about as usual Displacement1% 259 stories · about as usual

Of the stories about people being harmed, what part of life each was about. The mark is usual.

Harm reported 30 days →

Stories reporting people killed6,039 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,677 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,583 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,006 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Canada Stories reporting abductions195 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced140 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees133 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting evacuations96 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill25 at about the usual rate

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

harshwarm

The words in the day's stories were much softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as usual
● Fearabout as usual

From the words reporters used across the whole day, never one story. Fear is the weakest of the four measures. How?

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